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Tomorrow: Meeting on Bishop Construction Plans

Public Meeting
to review final architectural & construction plans for the New Nathan BishopWednesday, May 7th, 2008
7 p.m. at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, 35 Camp St.

Two years after the closing of Nathan Bishop Middle School was announced, renovation work is about to begin to create the new Nathan Bishop! We expect the construction contract to be awarded by May 1, and work to begin immediately thereafter.

At our request, and with the assistance of Councilman Cliff Wood, the City of Providence has invited the project architects, Architectural Involutions (AI3), to present their final plans to the community. We expect them to be joined by the the project manager and a representative from the company that is awarded the contract.

There will be an opportunity to ask questions about both the design and the construction plans & timetable.

We had hoped to hold the meeting at Bishop itself, but it now appears that work will already have begun and that space won’t be available. We have confirmed the availability of the King school, but are awaiting final confirmation that this location will be suitable for the presentation. Watch for updates here.

Please save the date, and join us on May 7th

We are planning a second public meeting, mostly likely in June, on progress in planning the academic program and school leadership & governance at Bishop.